How Apple's billion dollar sapphire bet will pay off

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Here's how Apple is spending $1 billion on sapphire Cisco announces security service linked with new operations centers Network World Daily News PM April 22, 2014 Share this email How Apple's billion dollar sapphire bet will pay off Apple is making a billion dollar bet on sapphire as a strategic material for mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad and perhaps an iWatch. Though exactly what the company plans to do with the scratch-resistant crystal – and when – is still the subject of debate. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Here's how Apple is spending $1 billion on sapphire 2. Cisco announces security service linked with new operations centers 3. iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending April 18 4. BMC automates the mainframe change ticket 5. Mysterious malware steals Apple credentials from jailbroken iOS devices 6. Wearable computing devices: Can they pass the acid test? 7. 4 Things You'll Love About HTC's One (M8) - and 4 You Won't 8. 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READ MORE Mysterious malware steals Apple credentials from jailbroken iOS devices A malware campaign of yet-to-be-determined origin is infecting jailbroken iPhones and iPads to steal Apple account credentials from SSL encrypted traffic. READ MORE Wearable computing devices: Can they pass the acid test? I've been reading and writing technology product reviews far longer than I'd like to admit. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW Software Asset Management: Practices for Success This white paper discusses best practices that can dramatically increase your success rate of a SAM deployment. Make sure and follow these steps and verify that your SAM toolkit has the necessary functionality to keep your organization steps ahead of the competition -it's a long term investment. Read Now 4 Things You'll Love About HTC's One (M8) - and 4 You Won't These days, it seems like every new smartphone is packed with "must-see" new features, often with clever names, meant to set it apart from all the other devices on the market. Those features frequently prove to be less than useful over time. The brand new HTC One (M8) is no different. READ MORE How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure In our daily activities, our smartphones increasingly store or access sensitive business and personal data -- not just email, but also financial and medical information, company systems, travel itineraries, etc. Many of us also use smartphones to access cloud data repositories like Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs, Microsoft OneDrive and Apple iCloud. 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